Archaeological Museum of Chania
The Archaeological Museum of Chania is a archaeology museum serving the Cretean city of Chania that, since 2022, is located at 15 Skra Str. Chalepa. The original museum was located in the former Venetian Monastery of Saint Francis at Chalidon Street.Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: Wednesday—Monday 8:00 AM—8:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: archaeological museum in Crete, Greece
- Also known as: “Archaeological Museum of Cania” and “Chania Archaeological Museum”
- Address: Σκρα 15
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint Mary Magdalene and Eleftherios Venizelos ‘Museum.
Church of Saint Mary Magdalene
Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of Saint Mary Magdalene is situated 150 metres northeast of Archaeological Museum of Chania.
Eleftherios Venizelos ‘Museum
Museum
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eleftherios Venizelos Museum of Chalepa is an historic house museum in Chania, Crete, Greece. It is the paternal house of Eleftherios Venizelos, where he lived from 1880 to 1910, and occasionally, from 1927 to 1935. Eleftherios Venizelos ‘Museum is situated 250 metres northeast of Archaeological Museum of Chania.
Kydonia
Archaeological site
Kydonia, also known as Cydonia was an ancient city located at the site of present-day Chania near the west end of the island of Crete in Greece. The city is known from archaeological remains dating back to the Minoan era as well as literary and historical sources. Kydonia is situated 1½ km west of Archaeological Museum of Chania.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kounoupidiana and Souda.
Kounoupidiana
Town
Kounoupidiana is a village in Crete, Greece, part of the municipal unit of Akrotiri and the largest town on that peninsula with a population of 9,213. It is 8 km northeast of the city of Chania and has become a popular place to live in recent years because… Kounoupidiana is situated 4 km northeast of Archaeological Museum of Chania.
Souda
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Souda is a town and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chania, of which it is a municipal unit. Souda is situated 4 km southeast of Archaeological Museum of Chania.
Mournies
Village
Mournies is a village in Crete, in the regional unit of Chania. Between 1997 and 2010, it was the seat of the former municipality of Eleftherios Venizelos. Mournies is famous for being the place of birth of the statesman Eleftherios Venizelos. Mournies is situated 4½ km southwest of Archaeological Museum of Chania.
Archaeological Museum of Chania
- Categories: archaeological museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Chania, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.51671° or 35° 31′ 0″ northLongitude
24.03678° or 24° 2′ 12″ eastOpen location code
8G76G28P+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 626404935OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q4785399
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Archaeological Museum of Chania” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “哈尼亚考古博物馆”
- Finnish: “Chanián arkeologinen museo”
- French: “musée archéologique de La Canée”
- French: “Musée archéologique de La Canée”
- German: “Archäologisches Museum Chania”
- Greek: “Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Χανίων”
- Macedonian: “Археолошки музеј на Ханија”
- Portuguese: “Museu arqueológico de chania”
- Portuguese: “Museu Arqueológico de Chania”
- Slovenian: “Arheološki muzej Hanije”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueologico de La Canea”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico de La Canea”
- Turkish: “Hanya Arkeoloji Müzesi”
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